Engagement Director

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Public Sector | Capgemini UK
Lead some of the UK's most important transformation programmes

At Capgemini, we're shaping the future of public services. Our teams partner with government departments and public sector organisations to deliver complex transformation programmes that improve services for millions of citizens across the UK.

We're looking for an exceptional Engagement Director to lead large-scale client engagements, influence senior decision-makers, drive business growth, and deliver transformation that genuinely matters.

This is one of the most senior leadership opportunities within our Public Sector Business Unit, shape major public sector programmes, and play a key role in the continued growth of our business.

If you're motivated by solving complex challenges, building trusted executive relationships, and delivering outcomes at national scale, we'd love to hear from you.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time. For this role it is expected that you will work from the London, Hove, or Telford office 3 days per week.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

Your role

Why This Role Is Different

This is more than a programme delivery role.

As an Engagement Director, you'll become a trusted advisor to senior government leaders, helping shape strategies, secure investment, and deliver transformation programmes that directly impact citizens, communities, and public services.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Lead complex multi-million-pound engagements across government and public sector organisations
• Influence executive stakeholders and senior civil servants
• Shape the future direction of major transformation programmes
• Drive significant business growth and strategic account development
• Lead and inspire large multidisciplinary teams across delivery, consulting, technology, and operations
• Contribute to Capgemini's wider growth strategy and thought leadership agenda

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your skills and experience

• Delivery Excellence - Your track record in leading complex, high-value engagements (circa £15M annualised revenue) is matched by your sharp commercial instincts and proactive risk management. You thrive on turning challenges into opportunities for breakthrough results. You will have significant experience in programme, service and or transition management.
• Sector Knowledge - You're a true public sector insider, with deep expertise in operating models, regulatory landscapes, and the unique demands of organisations. You anticipate change, navigate complexity, and bring insight that shapes strategy at the highest level.
• Business Development - You unlock new opportunities, build lasting partnerships, and consistently generate revenue by leveraging your extensive networks and a keen understanding of client needs.
• Leadership - You inspire high-performing teams to achieve more than they thought possible. Your leadership style is empowering and inclusive, enabling you to manage large-scale programs and nurture talent across a dynamic, matrixed organisation including off-shore development.
• Digital & Technology Acumen - You're a digital transformation champion-fluent in agile and waterfall delivery as well as the latest technologies. You know how to harness innovation to drive efficiency, elevate citizen experiences, and future-proof public sector services.
• Stakeholder Influence - Your communication and influencing skills open doors at the C-suite and senior civil service levels. You build trust, shape decisions, and drive alignment among diverse stakeholders, turning vision into action.
• Values-Driven - You lead with integrity, championing Capgemini's values of inclusion, social responsibility, and ethical business. Your commitment to doing what's right sets the tone for your teams and clients alike.

Desirable Skills

• Experience leading public sector engagements, ideally in large government departments.
• Strong understanding of government procurement processes and frameworks.
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance
• Relevant certifications (e.g. project/programme management, agile, Agile@Scale, SAFE, cloud, security, data).

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role

Please opt in during the application process.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

Make it real - what does it mean for you?

Your wellbeing
You'd be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Impactful Experiences
You will reimagine what's possible: creating value for the world's leading organisations through technology to build a sustainable, more inclusive future. You will work with a range of clients all with a unique set of business, technological and societal ambitions, which will make a real impact across the UK.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses, and it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. You'll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

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